The whole coconut, as well as extracted coconut oil has been a mainstay in the food supply in many countries in Asia throughout the centuries. Recently, though, there has been some replacement of coconut oil by other seed oils. This is unfortunate since the benefits gained from consuming an adequate amount of coconut oil are being lost. One of the key components found in virgin coconut oil is lauric acid. Coconut oil has special fats called medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA) and almost 50% of those are 12-carbon lauric acid components. Coconut oil is one of few natural substances that contains...